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    Batrachoididae /bætrəˈkɔɪdɪdiː/ is the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes /bætrəˈkɔɪdɪfɔːrmiːz/. Members of this family are usually...
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    when they hear the low sound of a dolphin's "pop". The entire family Batrachoididae are called toadfishes. They are benthic ambush predators, known for...
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    suborder Lophoidea of the order Pediculati, which included the Batrachoididae. The Batrachoididae are not now considered to be closely related to the anglerfishes...
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    and bar dog, is a Northwest Atlantic species of fish of the family Batrachoididae. The maximum length of this toadfish is 43.2 cm (17 in), but they infrequently...
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    Midshipman fish (category Batrachoididae)
    any species of toadfish belonging to the genus Porichthys (in family Batrachoididae). Historically, there have been two common names. Porichthys refers...
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    where the term "frogfish" refers to members of the unrelated family Batrachoididae. Frogfishes are found in almost all tropical and subtropical oceans...
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    whitespotted toadfish (Sanopus astrifer) is a species of fish in the family Batrachoididae. It is endemic to Belize. Collette, B.; Aiken, K.A.; Polanco Fernandez...
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    Interface", ISBN 0-19-511782-4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Batrachoididae". FishBase. September 2009 version. Russell, D.J., et al., "Biology...
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    Porichthys myriaster (category Batrachoididae)
    known as specklefin midshipman, is a species of toad fish in the family Batrachoididae. Porichthys myriaster can grow to 51 cm in length. Porichthys myriaster...
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    Bocon toadfish (category Batrachoididae)
    (Amphichthys cryptocentrus) is a species of tropical toadfish in the family Batrachoididae found along the Caribbean-Atlantic Coast of Central and South America...
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